Confiscating property? A stunningly beautiful substitute bride empties the national treasury and is

Lu Yunqi paused for a moment, then hurried to the vicinity of the carriage. He lifted the curtain and saw Xuan Yuanxue lying in Song Qingqian's arms, struggling to breathe.

Lu Xieyue sat beside her, patting her back to calm her down, muttering something to herself from time to time.

"Sister Qian, I'm fine, it's nothing serious!"

Xuan Yuanxue didn't know what was wrong; she suddenly fell ill, but she felt much better these past few days.

Song Qingqian nodded, handed her the spring water, and patiently instructed her:

"This is a stubborn old ailment of yours. You must take your medicine on time. Only when your body accumulates more antibodies can it be cured slowly."

"Yes, yes, I'll remember. Thank you, Sister Qian."

After Xuan Yuanxue finished speaking gratefully, she looked up and saw Lu Yunqi standing by the carriage. She smiled and expressed her gratitude, and Lu Yunqi also smiled faintly.

Hearing the officers' urging, the exile team dared not delay for a moment and set off quickly. This time, they didn't even need the officers to remind them. Everyone was eager to leave this place of trouble, so their speed was naturally much faster.

Looking at the path Sun Wuyin led the way, Lu Jingchuan narrowed his eyes; they were going to pass through a village…

Two hours later, the exiles finally shook off the vultures and saw the village with wisps of smoke rising from its chimneys.

Someone exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, people actually live in this remote place! It's so secluded! Why don't we rest here for lunch?"

Before their exile, these people were all from prominent families and were influential figures in the capital. They rarely saw villages along the way, so their curiosity was piqued when they suddenly saw a few scattered households.

When the villagers saw such a magnificent procession of exiles passing by, some of them, fearing they would attract trouble, simply closed their doors and windows and hid, afraid of being tainted by bad luck.

Some of the bolder ones ventured out of the courtyard to watch the spectacle, and even struck up casual conversations with passing exiles.

For the sake of overall team management, Sun Wuyin had everyone rest in a very large open space at the west end of the village, which was surrounded by soldiers and prohibited from contacting the villagers.

Lu Jingchuan had just set up the pot to stew the meat when he saw an old woman approaching, muttering something to herself.

The soldiers stopped the old woman, preventing her from approaching. The old woman pointed to the murdered vulture and spoke:

"What a sin... what a sin... the mountain god will punish every greedy person; no one can escape..."

"Stop playing tricks here, go back to where you came from."

The soldiers drove the old woman away. The villagers who had been chatting and laughing just moments before all looked surprised when they saw that some of the exiled people were eating vulture meat. Their expressions changed, and they hurriedly left.

The villagers' reaction left the exiles bewildered, but no one took it seriously; some continued roasting vulture meat, while others stewed it in pots…

Because of the unexpected incident that morning, Song Qingqian refused Xuan Yuanxue's help. With nothing else to do, she obediently sat aside and watched the others work.

Just then, Yu Ke'er walked over with red eyes. She tried to tug at Lu Yunqi's sleeve, but he dodged her in disgust.

Yu Ke'er missed her chance, feeling even more aggrieved. The two younger sisters from the Lu family gave her displeased looks, full of contempt. They really were like a persistent ghost.

Xiao Yu'er wasn't feeling well, so Song Qingqian held her in the carriage and rubbed her tummy. She didn't take Yu Ke'er's arrival seriously, since so many people from the Lu family were there, and even if she was bullied, it certainly wasn't someone from her own family.

"Brother Yun, why didn't you come last night? Ke'er waited for you for so long..."

Yu Ke'er tearfully accused him.

"Brother Yun, I really know I was wrong, why won't you forgive me?"

"Brother Yun, I've severed ties with the Yu family. As long as you're willing, no one can stop us from being together..."

"Brother Yun..."

Lu Yunqi was extremely annoyed. He looked at her with icy eyes and warned her:

"Are you done talking? If you're done, you can get lost. No matter how shameless I, Lu Yunqi, am, I will never go back to an old flame!"

"Yu Ke'er, I told you not to show your face in front of me. Can't you understand human language? Or did you not get served well last night? Are you here to play the victim?"

"Brother Yun, what did you say? Ke'er doesn't understand..."

Yu Ke'er was heartbroken. Since Lu Yunqi had gone last night, why didn't he show up? To put it bluntly, he still cared about her.

"I said, get out!"

Lu Yunqi angrily pointed at her and scolded her.

Yu Ke'er scoffed, dropping the pretense, and pointed at Xuan Yuanxue sitting not far away, saying sarcastically:

"Is it because of her? Lu Yunqi, you've been protecting this little bitch at every turn. What does she have that Ke'er doesn't?"

"Brother Yun, we grew up together and have been friends for over ten years. How long have you known her? How can you betray me so easily?"

"She seduced you, I'm sorry? Did her seductive face and body satisfy you? Brother Yun, how could you do this to me?"

Yu Ke'er spoke somewhat hysterically. She absolutely refused to allow herself to lose to other women. Why should she?

Upon hearing that she had been wrongly accused, and that the other party had spoken so rudely, Xuan Yuanxue immediately lost her temper. However, out of politeness, she waved her hand and explained:

"Ke'er, right? You've really misunderstood. Lu Erge and I don't have that kind of relationship. He doesn't like me, and we don't have that kind of shady relationship!"

"Your affairs don't need to involve me; I'm not interested!"

"Ha~ What are you pretending to be so high and mighty for? Look at the stench emanating from you, who knows how many men have touched you, and you still say you haven't?"

As Yu Ke'er spoke, she raised her hand, ready to teach Xuan Yuanxue a lesson. How dare she try to steal her man? She was dreaming!

"Yu Ke'er, what are you doing?"

Lu Yunqi grabbed her raised hand and shoved her backward hard, causing Yu Ke'er to stumble and almost fall.

She looked at the two of them in disbelief, her gaze finally settling on Lu Yunqi's face, and she gave a self-deprecating smile:

"Brother Yun, you actually attacked me for the sake of a little bitch, and you still claim to be innocent? How ridiculous."

"Lu Yunqi, you look down on me, but how much more noble are you than me? You picked and chose a woman from a brothel after all that. Is it because she's better at serving people?"

"Yu Ke'er, shut your filthy mouth and don't think of others as disgusting as you!"

Lu Yunqi clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he warned, "Apologize to Miss Xue'er!"

"Apologize to her? Lu Yunqi, what are you dreaming about? I was just about to say something to her, why are you feeling sorry for her now?"

Yu Ke'er laughed wildly, "What is she? A woman who sleeps with a thousand men and has ten thousand..."

Snapped!

Before Yu Ke'er could finish speaking, Lu Yunqi slapped her hard across the face.

"I asked you to apologize!"

"Lu Yunqi, you hit me...you actually dared to hit me...if I don't tear your sweetheart apart today, I'm not a Yu!"

As Yu Ke'er spoke, she lunged forward, but Lu Yunqi kicked her away hard.